The current President of the World Bank is
A. Dominique Strauss-Kahn
B. James D. Wolfansen
C. Barbara Cartland
D. David Malpass
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Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who was buried alive under snow by deadly avalanche at Siachen Glacier, who later died in a hospital after he was miraculously rescued by army, was a soldier of :
A. Dogra Regiment
B. Madras Regiment
C. Rajput Regiment
D. Jat Regiment
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The late Nirmala Desh Pande was a famous
A. diplomat
B. astrologer
C. social activist
D. film-star
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The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are :
A. Dhrupad vocalists
B. Kathak dancers
C. Sarod macstros
D. Tabla players
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Who is the newly appointed Governor of Bihar?
A. Devendra Kumar Joshi
B. Phagu Chauhan
C. Kiran Bedi
D. Ram Vilas Paswan
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As of August 2018, who was the Chief Justice of India?
A. Deepak Mishra
B. J. Chelameswar
C. J. S. Khehar
D. Madan B. Lokur
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With which one of the following fields was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated?
A. Dance
B. Music
C. Short-story writing
D. Novels
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Which Nobel Laureate was made the saint of the Roman Catholic Church in September, 2016?
A. Dalai Lama
B. Sister Nirmala
C. Mother Teresa
D. Desmond Tutu
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Who among the following was thrice elected President of the Indian National Congress?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Surendranath Banerjee
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Shankaran Nair
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Former central Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Mr. A. Raja belongs to which of the following parties?
A. Congress
B. BJP
C. Communist Party of India
D. DMK
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Who is Kapil Sibal?
A. Coal Minister of India
B. Civil Aviation Minister of India
C. Telecom Minister of India
D. Economic Advisor to Prime Minister of India
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Who is the MD and CEO of Allahabad Bank as of March 2018?
A. Chitra Ramakrishna
B. Arundhati Bhattacharya
C. Shikha Sharma
D. Usha Ananthasubramaniam
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Dr. Urjit Patel, who has been appointed recently as Governor of Reserve Bank of India, was holding which position immediately prior to this appointment?
A. Chief Economist, IMF
B. Deputy Governor, RBI
C. Chief Economic Advisor
D. Professor of Economics
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Who among the following was elected as President of the Sahitya Akademi in 2018?
A. Chandrashekar Kambar
B. U. R. Ananthamurthy
C. Vinayak Krishna Gokak
D. Pratibha Ray
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Who became first female president of Singapore?
A. Carrie Lam
B. Halima Yacob
C. Jacindra Ardern
D. Angela Merkel
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Which one among the following statements regarding Rabindranath Tagore's concern for the natural world and environment is not correct?
A. Caring for nature on aesthetic grounds, as Tagore did, has now become one of the major environmental concerns in the developed countries of the world.
B. Tagore's short stories and novels exhibit his concern for nature.
C. Tagore's vision of education emphasized the need to generate environmental awareness among the students.
D. Tagore's concern about the environment was activated by pragmatic and utilitarian considerations.
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Who among the following is the Chairman of the Fourteenth Finance Commission?
A. C. Rangarajan
B. Vijay Kelkar
C. Y. V. Reddy
D. Rakesh Mohan
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Who was awarded best actress award in the 64th National Film awards function?
A. Surabhi C. M.
B. Sonam Kapoor
C. Iman Chakraborty
D. Zaira Wasim
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Who amongst the following has taken over as the President of Serbia after General elections held there in February 2008?
A. Boris Tadic
B. Tomislav Nicolic
C. Samak Sundaravej
D. Novak Djokovic
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As of August 2018, who is the Chief Minister of Sikkim?
A. Biplab Deb
B. Pawan Kumar Chamling
C. Conrad Sangma
D. Manik Sarkar
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